Category Archives: Chapter 5

Lots going on to ask questions about! What happened to the staff photographers at Sports Illustrated? They all got let go. All photography at the magazine will now be done by free lancers. How did movies headlined by women do last year? … Continue reading →

Class today was devoted to looking at great/controversial magazine covers from the 1960s to the present day. In a number of cases we looked at modern covers and the older ones that inspired them. But, as always, I ran out … Continue reading →

This morning in class we’re going to be talking about the connection between body image and how our media portray beauty. I asked my students to take a look at some of my earlier posts about media and body image, … Continue reading →

The level of Photoshopping going on at Fashion/Beauty/Lifestyle magazines has been an ongoing controversy, with performers such as Adele, Kelly Clarkson and Kate Winslet being made almost unrecognizable as photo editors try to make the curvy stars’ bodies comply with … Continue reading →

No, this isn’t about how to lose 20 pounds while eating hot fudge sundaes. And it’s not about the cabbage soup diet. And it’s not about how eating the right kinds of proteins will “burn your fat.” (Really, there aren’t … Continue reading →

Is Blockbuster Dead or Canadian? Mostly dead, at least when it comes to physical media. Who knew it was still even alive? (Don’t remember the great category Dead or Canadian from MTV’s old game show Remote Control? Why can’t the … Continue reading →

How are News Corp. and the Fox Group doing post corporate split? Better than expected. Bigger is increasingly not necessarily better. Is there more than one standard of beauty out there? Increasingly, it looks like the answer is “Yes.” British … Continue reading →

The Rise and Fall of the Internet-Predecessor ARPANET A cool animated GIF that shows how the original wide-sale host-to-host network grew and eventually declined. Fascinating pre-history of the Internet. Miley Loses Vogue Cover Over Twerking at VMAs You have to … Continue reading →

Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed contributor Michael Hastings died Tuesday of injuries suffered in a car crash in Los Angeles. Hastings was best known for his 2010 profile of Gen. Stanley McChristal that ultimately led to President Obama firing him as … Continue reading →

Hi, everyone. Been away on vacation, so no recent posts. Here’s a roundup of some recent media news of interest: So is it ok to have sexual exploitation featuring men in ads? Kraft is following in the footsteps of the … Continue reading →